© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Ellis_Island Recent reviews written about Ellis Island en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_410038406788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kjscrafts - We arrived at Ellis Island aboard the ferry in somewhat the same way the immigrants once landed here. When immigrant ships arrived in New York City, the first-class passengers disembarked on the mainland. The steerage passengers, which were the majority... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410038406788 Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:26:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410038406788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_369695886980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chelledun - Ellis Island is famous as the site from which more than twelve million immigrants from all over the world entered the United States. For over sixty years, the island served as a registration and inspection facility, accepting many immigrants and denying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~369695886980 Thu, 31 May 2007 20:43:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_369695886980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213432045188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrkstvns - Jefferson Starship might have "built this city on rock and roll", but it took a bit more than cheesy lyrics about Marconi playing the mamba to turn America into a great nation --- it took the sweat, labor, and sacrifices of millions of immigrants, coming... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213432045188 Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:45:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213432045188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174794509956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - In the United States millions of people see Ellis Island as a symbol of new beginnings. Nearly 4 out of 10 Americans have ancestors who immigrated to this country through this small, windswept island, which stands off the southern tip of Manhattan. When... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174794509956 Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:18:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174794509956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141453594244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Like many millions of Americans some of my ancestors first set foot in this country at Ellis Island. I'd read books about Ellis Island and studied the immigration process in school but until two years ago I'd never actually visited Ellis Island. Then two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141453594244 Wed, 26 May 2004 08:28:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141453594244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_119408725636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Uncle_Tippet - Couple of months ago, we decided to take a trip out to the statue of liberty. The first stop on the ferry was Ellis Island. We could decide to stop or stay on the ferry to go to Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. We decided to stop over at Ellis Island... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~119408725636 Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:26:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_119408725636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_108747918980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author modernmarvel - Ellis Island makes a great day trip from New York City. You must take a ferry to get there, either from NYC or from New Jersey. We have taken this trip twice from the New Jersey side. ELLIS ISLAND EXHIBITS Ellis Island was an immigration point for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~108747918980 Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:48:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_108747918980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_101151575684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author popsrocks - The Statue or Liberty and Ellis Island are two different National Historic Sites. They are on two different islands. and they served two different functions. They both, however, must be visited by boat, the same boats. SOME FACTS *The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~101151575684 Fri, 30 May 2003 02:08:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_101151575684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_75757424260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ifif1938 - The other night as I watched President Bush make his speech from his podium on Ellis Island, I couldn’t help but be impressed and moved by the patriotic, picture postcard setting in view behind him. To his left, The Statue of Liberty... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~75757424260 Sat, 14 Sep 2002 17:08:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_75757424260?linkin_id=8003929